diff --git a/awx/plugins/inventory/windows_azure.py b/awx/plugins/inventory/windows_azure.py
index 1ee709fa4b..5f861660f1 100755
--- a/awx/plugins/inventory/windows_azure.py
+++ b/awx/plugins/inventory/windows_azure.py
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ class AzureInventory(object):
 
             # Add the `_meta` information.
             _meta = {}
-            for host in set(reduce(lambda x, y: x + y,
-                                   [i for i in data.values()])):
-                _meta[host] = self.get_host(host, jsonify=False)
+            if len(data) > 0:
+                for host in set(reduce(lambda x, y: x + y,
+                                       [i for i in data.values()])):
+                    _meta[host] = self.get_host(host, jsonify=False)
             data['_meta'] = _meta
 
             # JSONify the data.